Covenant and Grace in the Old Testament : : Assyrian Propaganda and Israelite Faith /

Covenant and Grace in the Old Testament : : Assyrian Propaganda and Israelite Faith / / Robert D. Miller.

This book examines the Old Testament language about Israel’s relationship with God in the light of Assyrian royal propaganda. Unpacking this language’s meaning in both Assyrian and biblical contexts, it shows Israel borrowed language from Assyrian vassal treaties to describe its covenant with God, a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
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Miller, Robert D.,
Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures and its Contexts
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Physical Description:1 online resource (335 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. THE SHAPE OF SCHOLARSHIP ON COVENANT
  • 2. THE APPEAL TO EXTRABIBLICAL PARADIGMS
  • 3. THE BARRAKAB INSCRIPTION
  • 4. THE MATRIX OF ASSYRIAN IMPERIALISM
  • 5. THE ISRAELITE COUNTERPARTS
  • 5. THE ISRAELITE COUNTERPARTS
  • 7. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CONSTELLATION
  • 8. THE PROPAGANDA OF SUBMISSION TO YAHWEH
  • 9. THE CREEDAL CONTEXT
  • 10. ELECTION AND GRACE IN ISRAELITE RELIGION
  • 11 THE TRIUMPH OF GRACE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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